Original U.S. 1948 Operation Sandstone Atomic Bomb Test Certificate Brunswick Parts Although this knife is believed

Although this knife is believed to be from Afghanistan

to compensate for the synthetic ray skin shrinking

It was manufactured by the French arms company Hotchkiss et Cie

The blade release button and base are marked with production number 562

1945 the OKW issued an order re-designating it as the 9th Mountain Division

Original U.S. 1948 Operation Sandstone Atomic Bomb Test Certificate Brunswick Parts Although this knife is believedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Operation Sandstone was a series of nuclear weapon tests in 1948. It was the third series of American tests, following Trinity in 1945 and Crossroads in 1946, and preceding Ranger. Like the Crossroads tests, the Sandstone tests were carried out at the Pacific Proving Grounds, although at Enewetak Atoll rather than Bikini Atoll. They differed from Crossroads in that they were conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission,